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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 November 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 13-Nov-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 4204489 0.125(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4204489 0.125 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security Long Short(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 5000 41.65Purchase 1020 41.67Purchase 8980 41.66Purchase 45 41.65Purchase 984 41.65Purchase 1440 41.67Purchase 2910 41.67Purchase 1993 41.70Purchase 16 41.70Purchase 818 41.70Purchase 2173 41.69Purchase 3098 41.75Purchase 4902 41.75Purchase 1983 41.75Purchase 3155 41.75Purchase 4494 41.69Purchase 506 41.69Purchase 50 41.69Purchase 300 41.69Purchase 24 41.69Purchase 466 41.69Purchase 500 41.69Purchase 4527 41.69Purchase 1036 41.68Purchase 1000 41.68Purchase 7964 41.68Purchase 500 41.67Purchase 150 41.67Purchase 5726 41.68Purchase 14274 41.68Purchase 102 41.65Purchase 6 41.65Purchase 8 41.65Purchase 582 41.65Purchase 2010 41.62Purchase 966 41.62Purchase 24 41.62Purchase 4248 41.62Purchase 100 41.62Purchase 152 41.62Purchase 500 41.62Purchase 5478 41.27Purchase 177 41.27Purchase 512 41.27Purchase 833 41.27Purchase 1000 41.70Purchase 1488 41.70Purchase 1754 41.67Purchase 1700 41.67Purchase 1580 41.65Purchase 194 41.65Purchase 1464 41.64Purchase 147 41.60Purchase 1000 41.66Purchase 100000 41.62Purchase -86 41.54Purchase 86 41.54Purchase 2701 41.54Purchase 1000 41.54Purchase 625 41.54Purchase 543 41.54Purchase 183 41.54Purchase 204 41.43Purchase 530 41.43Purchase 370 41.43Purchase 100 41.43Purchase 242 41.45Purchase 500 41.25Purchase 802 41.26Purchase 198 41.26Purchase 800 41.31Purchase 200 41.31Purchase 1000 41.26Purchase 696 41.15Purchase 4023 41.00Purchase 2269 41.00Purchase 249 41.00Purchase 310 40.95Purchase 1825 40.92Purchase 2500 40.92Purchase 31 40.92Purchase 31 40.92Purchase 180 40.92Purchase 1427 40.92Purchase 3133 41.12Purchase 3760 41.12Purchase 3165 41.20Purchase 35 41.20Purchase 1082 41.20Purchase 86 41.54Purchase 4282 41.67Sale 425 41.65Sale 1 41.07Sale 3133 41.12Sale 6 41.06Sale 287 41.34Sale 420 41.54Sale 4000 41.54Sale 80 41.54Sale 500 41.54Sale 2000 41.54Sale 11000 41.65Sale 233 41.67Sale 600 41.67Sale 950 41.67Sale 1217 41.67Sale 218 41.67Sale 500 41.67Sale 1989 41.67Sale 1000 41.67Sale 70 41.67Sale 1466 41.67Sale 475 41.68Sale 1034 41.67Sale 309 41.67Sale 500 41.67Sale 479 41.67Sale 200 41.67Sale 243 41.67Sale 650 41.67Sale 1585 41.67Sale 3476 41.65Sale 24 41.65Sale 500 41.65Sale 300 41.65Sale 700 41.65Sale 1453 41.65Sale 29 41.65Sale 166 41.65Sale 252 41.65Sale 861 41.65Sale 7239 41.65Sale 1 41.65Sale 351 41.65Sale 3533 41.65Sale 240 41.65Sale 119 41.65Sale 300 41.65Sale 457 41.65Sale 44 41.65Sale 250 41.65Sale 3176 41.65Sale 1530 41.65Sale 635 41.65Sale 532 41.65Sale 32 41.65Sale 69 41.65Sale 62 41.65Sale 75 41.65Sale 70 41.65Sale 3100 41.65Sale 1561 41.64Sale 4315 41.64Sale 500 41.64Sale 500 41.64Sale 13124 41.64Sale 3900 41.64Sale 100 41.64Sale 3200 41.64Sale 161 41.63Sale 401 41.63Sale 240 41.63Sale 198 41.63Sale 500 41.63Sale 121 41.63Sale 230 41.63Sale 485 41.63Sale 177 41.63Sale 138 41.63Sale 100 41.63Sale 1000 41.63Sale 3762 41.63Sale 1238 41.63Sale 300 41.63Sale 462 41.63Sale 38 41.63Sale 2700 41.63Sale 163 41.63Sale 420 41.63Sale 5 41.63Sale 674 41.63Sale 118 41.67Sale 730 41.67Sale 650 41.51Sale 1000 41.49Sale 1000 41.37Sale 1000 41.34Sale 991 41.37Sale 586 41.25Sale 414 41.25Sale 500 41.13Sale 2500 41.06Sale 919 41.07Sale 80 41.07Sale 1412 41.11Sale 453 41.11Sale 2 41.11Sale 2625 41.06Sale 280 41.06Sale 167 41.06Sale 600 41.06Sale 722 41.06Sale 300 41.06Sale 300 41.06Sale 3895 40.98Sale 2000 40.98Sale 800 41.00Sale 1000 41.00Sale 242 41.00Sale 2063 41.00Sale 72 41.03Sale 4282 41.67TOTAL BUYS:245141 TOTAL SELLS:137562 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 22-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group